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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Ilford 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Defect or Disease (1)No. of Defects dealt with
Under the Authority's Scheme (2)Otherwise (3)Total (4)
Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.) Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)889 629 11918 17
Total89540935
No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— (a) Prescribed55329582
(6) Obtained53129560

Table: Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.Number of Defects

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.Number of Defects

Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (1)By Private Practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme (2)Received other forms of Treatment (3)Total Number treated (4)
87114102

Table: Table IV.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.(1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:—(a) Routine Age Groups—

Table IV.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.

(1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:—

(a) Routine Age Groups—

Age567891011121314Total
Number8569951,0719991,1031,0568818288122088,809

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(b) Specials 1,175
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 9,984